Prophets enforced the covenant between God and His People. Many people in Scripture prophesy occasionally but not all who do so hold the office of prophet. Therefore, scholars count the prophets differently.
Old Testament Prophets
| Prophet | Place & apprx Date | Kings | Contemporaries |
| Elijah | North | Omri (885-874 BC); Ahab & Jezebel (874-853 BC); Ahaziah (853-852 BC | Elisha Obadiah? |
| Elisha | North | Ahaziah (853-852 BC); Joram/Jehoram (852-841 BC); Jehoahaz (814-798 BC); | Elijah Obadiah? |
| Obadiah? | South 845 BC? | Jehoram (848-841 BC)? | Elijah & Elisha? |
| Joel? | South 835 BC? | Joash (835-796 BC)? | Elisha? |
| Jonah | North 782 BC | Jehoash/Joash (798-782 BC); Jeroboam II (793–758 BC); Shalmaneser (Assyria) | Amos |
| Amos | North 760 BC | Jeroboam II (793–758 BC) | Jonah, Hosea, Isaiah |
| Hosea | North 760-720 BC | Jeroboam II (793–758 BC) to Hoshea (732–722 BC) | Isaiah & Micah |
| Isaiah | North 739-685 BC | last year Uzziah (740 BC); Jotham (740-731 BC); Ahaz (731-715 BC); Hezekiah (715-686 BC) | Micah, Hosea, Nahum |
| Micah | South 739-685 BC | Jotham (740-731 BC); Ahaz (731-715 BC); Hezekiah (715-686 BC) | Isaiah, Hosea |
| Nahum | South 650 BC | Manasseh (686-642 BC) Amon (642-640 BC) Josiah (640-609 BC) | Isaiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah |
| Zephaniah | South 640 BC | Amon (642-640 BC); Josiah (640-609 BC); Jehoahaz/Shallum (609 BC); | Nahum, Habakkuk Jeremiah |
| Jeremiah | South 627-580 BC | Josiah (640-609 BC); Jehoahaz/Shallum (609 BC); Jehoiakim/Eliakim (609-598 BC); Zedekiah (597-586 BC) | Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel |
| Habakkuk | South 609 BC | Jehoahaz/Shallum (609 BC); Jehoiakim/Eliakim (609-598 BC); | Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah |
| Ezekiel | Captivity 593-570 BC | Nebuchadnezzar | Habakkuk, Daniel, Jeremiah |
| Daniel | Captivity 606-530 BC | Nebuchadnezzar to Cyrus | Jeremiah, Ezekiel |
| Haggai | Return 520 BC | Darius I (521–486 BC) | Zechariah |
| Zechariah | Return 520 BC | Darius I (521–486 BC) | Haggai |
| Malachi | Return 433 BC | Artaxerxes I | written during Nehemiah’s absence |
Note: The dates of Obadiah and Joel are unknown.
Kings of Israel & Judah
Introduction to Prophets
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